I’ve definitely got birthdays on the brain. Weirdly enough,
most of my friends and family members’ birthdays fall in the autumn months.
Which means I’m scouring my fave online shops and local boutiques for the
perfect gift throughout all of October. (And I just cleaned out the Cute
Birthday Card section at Target last night—I swear.)

A no-fail gift idea I keep coming back to is the ever-useful
notebook—perfect for jotting, plotting and, of course, doodling. It’s an ideal
gift for friends and fam alike—I’ll wrap it up with a cool clutch for my artsy
BFF, with a set of pretty pens for my writer sis and with a cozy scarf for my
on-the-go mom. With its perky, punchy polka-dot cover, it’s a total no-brainer.
(Maybe I’ll pick up an extra one for me, too—shh!)

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